owner = HAM
controller = HAM
add_core = HAM
culture = lower_saxon
religion = catholic
hre = yes
base_tax = 7
base_production = 7
trade_goods = fish
base_manpower = 5
fort_15th = yes
capital = "00000"  # Hamburg
is_city = yes
discovered_by = eastern
discovered_by = western
discovered_by = muslim
discovered_by = ottoman
extra_cost = 26
add_permanent_province_modifier = {
  name = elbe_estuary_modifier
  duration = -1
}
center_of_trade = 2
1529.1.1 = {
  religion = protestant
}
1583.1.1 = {
  fort_15th = no
  fort_16th = yes
}
1648.1.1 = {
  fort_16th = no
  fort_17th = yes
}
1806.7.12 = {
  hre = no
}
1810.12.13 = {
  owner = FRA
  controller = FRA
  add_core = FRA
}
1814.4.11 = {
  owner = HAM
  controller = HAM
  remove_core = FRA
}